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Pricing and sales compensation: Making it work

Construction Marketing Ideas

Pricing and sales compensation are among the messiest aspects of business. The publication’s sales representatives negotiated deals with advertisers way below the publication’s rate card — and (to add to the problem), the publication had no system to manage and monitor overdue accounts.

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Sales commission or salary: The conudrum

Construction Marketing Ideas

in some fields, such as real estate sales, there seems to be only one answer: pure commission. Residential contracting consultant Michael Stone has never wavered in his belief (and advocacy) that residential contractors should employ sales representatives who work on pure commission. So who is right?

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Challenging Times = Emerging Sales Opportunities

Pro Builder

Today, rapidly changing events in the industry are providing opportunities to create long-term relationships that can result in high commission dollars and increased sales. . Compensation, commissions, and the independent contractor relationship will all change. Saul Klein. Realtor emeritus, CFP.

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Keeping current on drug and alcohol testing rules

FDR Safety

In fact, among companies that initiated drug testing, there was a 50 percent reduction in the number of organizations reporting high workers’ compensation incidence rates, according to a 2011 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. While drug testing programs can be very worthwhile, they are not without their challenges.

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December 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

FDRsafety now provides Safety Program Management. Filing the Notice of Contest puts a hold on the abatement deadline until the matter is settled or the Review Commission or a court issues a final order upholding the citation. Any appeal from the hearing officer goes to the three-member OSHA Review Commission. By Jim Stanley.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

The Texas Transportation Code grants eminent domain powers to corporations commissioned for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between municipalities in Texas for the transportation of freight, passengers, or both. This affects landowners in the high-speed rail pathway. FOOTNOTES. [1]

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

The Texas Transportation Code grants eminent domain powers to corporations commissioned for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between municipalities in Texas for the transportation of freight, passengers, or both. This affects landowners in the high-speed rail pathway.

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